Lions Head to Hilbert in AMCC Game of the Week Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team travels to Hamburg, NY on Wednesday night to face the Hilbert Hawks in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action at 6 p.m.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions are featured for the second straight time for AMCC Game of the Week
* Behrend suffered its first AMCC loss at home on Saturday
* The Lions fell to undefeated La Roche, 57-55
* Behrend remains tied for third in the AMCC with a 6-2 conference mark
* It marked the first time the Lions lost when shooting better than the opponent this season
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) led the team with 14 points, while Tyler Gates (Titusville, PA/Titusville) grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. the Redhawks
* The Lions had a season-high 17 turnovers against La Roche and were held to seven field goals in the second half
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) and Fukon are in the Top 10 in the AMCC in shooting percentage
* Gourley ranks second (64.2 percent) and Fukon is seventh (54.7 percent)

Hilbert News & Notes

* The Hawks are coming off their second AMCC loss of the season
* Hilbert fell 91-76 at Mt. Aloysius on Saturday
* The Hawks are now 10-3 overall and 6-2 in the conference
* Hilbert are third in the AMCC in points per game (82.4)
* Last week, Masia Phillips led the Hawks with 42 points and 10 rebounds in a pair of AMCC games

 
Series History:

* The Lions hold a 34-9 all-time record against the Hawks
* The series history began in the 1992-93 season
* Behrend swept Hilbert last season (96-54; 85-80)
* Hilbert's last win was a 69-54 decision on Feb. 14, 2018 in the Junker Center